# Shireoaks

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5581).

## Etymology
From the legend that there was an oak tree or trees situated at the meeting place of the three Shires - Derbyshire, Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. The village and parish still border onto South Yorkshire, but Derbyshire now borders the south of the parish.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shireoaks